1898 in Australian literature

none This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1898. Books Louis Becke – The Mutineer: A Romance of Pitcairn Island, with Walter James Jeffrey Austlit - The Mutineer: A Romance of Pitcairn Island by Louis Becke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C36873 13 July 2023 Guy Boothby Across the World for a Wife Austlit - Across the World for a Wife by Guy Boothby Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C378120 13 July 2023 Pharos the Egyptian Austlit - Pharos the Egyptian by Guy Boothby Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C41859 13 July 2023 Ada Cambridge – Materfamilias Mary Gaunt – Deadman's: An Australian Story Louise Mack – Girls Together Simpson Newland – Paving the Way: A Romance of the Australian Bush Rosa Praed – The Scourge-Stick Short stories Louis Becke – Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories Austlit - Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories by Louis Becke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C38943 16 July 2023 Rolf Boldrewood – A Romance of Canvas Town and Other Stories Austlit - A Romance of Canvas Town and Other Stories by Rolf Boldrewood Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C379605 16 July 2023 Guy Boothby – Billy Binks, Hero, and Other Stories Austlit - Billy Binks, Hero, and Other Stories by Guy Boothby Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C378124 16 July 2023 Albert Dorrington – "Castro's Last Sacrament" Austlit - "Castro's Last Sacrament" by Albert Dorrington Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C83346 16 July 2023 Edward Dyson Below and On Top "The Conquering Bush" Austlit - "The Conquering Bush" by Edward Dyson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C64263 16 July 2023 Henry Lawson – "Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster" Ethel Mills – "A Box of Dead Roses" Austlit - "A Box of Dead Roses" by Ethel Mills Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C15850 16 July 2023 K. Langloh Parker – More Australian Legendary Tales (edited) Roderic Quinn – "A Stripe for Trooper Casey" Austlit - "A Stripe for Trooper Casey" by Roderic Quinn Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C100046 16 July 2023 Steele Rudd – "On Our Selection" Austlit - "On Our Selection" by Steele Rudd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C226424 16 July 2023 Ethel Turner – The Camp at Wandinong Austlit - The Camp at Wandinong by Ethel Turner Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C41809 13 July 2023 Poetry 1898 in poetry E. J. Brady "The Great Grey Water" "Lost and Given Over" Christopher Brennan "The Forest of Night: 1898-1902: The Twilight of Disquietude: 36" "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 25" (aka "I Am Shut Out of Mine Own Heart") Austlit - "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 25" by Christopher Brennan Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C223249 16 July 2023 Victor J. Daley At Dawn and Dusk "Correggio Jones" Edward Dyson – "Men of Australia" George Essex Evans – Loraine and Other Verses Austlit - Loraine and Other Verses by George Essex Evans Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C39295 16 July 2023 Ernest Favenc – "The Guard of the Northern Strait: A Song of Queensland" W. T. Goodge "Daley's Dorg Wattle" "Mulligan's Shanty" Henry Lawson – "Sydney-Side" Marion Miller Knowles – Songs from the Hills Austlit - Songs from the Hills by Marion Knowles Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C209843 16 July 2023 Breaker Morant – "Kitty's Broom" Austlit - "Kitty's Broom" by Breaker Morant Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C140316 16 July 2023 Will H. Ogilvie "Abandoned Selections" Austlit - "Abandoned Selections" by Will H. Ogilvie Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C27205 16 July 2023 "Bowmont Water" Austlit - "Bowmont Water" by Will H. Ogilvie Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C168604 16 July 2023 Fair Girls and Gray Horses: With Other Verses "How We Won the Ribbon" A. B. Paterson "Saltbush Bill's Gamecock" "T.Y.S.O.N." Roderic Quinn "The Camp Within the West" "The Fisher" "The Hidden Tide" Austlit - "The Hidden Tide" by Roderic Quinn Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C186240 16 July 2023 Thomas E. Spencer – "How M'Dougal Topped the Score" Non-fiction David Carnegie – Spinifex and Sand : A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Australia Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1898 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 7 February – Jean Curlewis, poet and writer for children (died 1930) Charlton, Ethel Jean Sophia (Jean) (1898–1930) by Brenda Niall Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/charlton-ethel-jean-sophia-jean-9265 3 July 2023 21 February – Llywelyn Lucas, poet (died 1967) Llywelyn Lucas (1898-1967) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1587 3 July 2023 3 May – Minnie Agnes Filson, poet (died 1971)Minnie Agnes May Filson (1898-1971) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A12675 2023-09-01 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 17 July – Richard Harry Graves, poet and novelist (died 1971) Richard Harry Graves (1898-1971) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A9846 3 July 2023 23 September – Les Haylen, politician, playwright, novelist and journalist (died 1977) Haylen, Leslie Clement (Les) (1898–1977) by R. E. Northey Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/haylen-leslie-clement-les-10466 3 July 2023 Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1898 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 23 March – George Robertson, bookseller (born 1825) Robertson, George (1825–1898) by J. P. Holroyd Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/robertson-george-4489 3 July 2023 6 August – Ethel Pedley, musician and author of Dot and the Kangaroo and other works (born 1859) Pedley, Ethel Charlotte (1859–1898) by M. Norst Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pedley-ethel-charlotte-8010 3 July 2023 See also 1898 in Australia 1898 in literature 1898 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Literature Category:Australian literature by year Category:19th-century Australian literature Category:1898 in literature